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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Feb 22, 2010, 1:51 PM PST for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Feb 23, 2010, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2010, 1:51 PM PST (21:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2010, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2010, 1:00 AM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 105 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1783 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
448 WWUS76 KMFR 222151 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 151 PM PST MON FEB 22 2010 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY... .A STRONG STORM WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TUESDAY MORNING AND MOVE INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. CAZ081-230600- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.100223T1800Z-100224T0300Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 151 PM PST MON FEB 22 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 5 FROM NEAR BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT TO YREKA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR WEED. SLOW DOWNS ARE LIKELY DUE TO THESE WINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CC
6 follow-up statements
291 WWUS76 KMFR 230718 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1118 PM PST MON FEB 22 2010 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY... .A STRONG STORM WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TUESDAY MORNING AND MOVE INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. CAZ081-231530- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.100223T1800Z-100224T0300Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1118 PM PST MON FEB 22 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 5 FROM NEAR BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT TO YREKA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR WEED. SLOW DOWNS ARE LIKELY DUE TO THESE WINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
438 WWUS76 KMFR 231057 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 257 AM PST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG STORM WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THIS MORNING AND MOVE INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AND EAST OF THE CASCADES AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ORZ030-031-231900- /O.EXB.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.100223T1800Z-100224T0600Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 257 AM PST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON HIGHWAYS 140 AND 97...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SUMMER LAKE TO PAISLEY AREA OF HIGHWAY 31. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-231900- /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.100223T1800Z-100224T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 257 AM PST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 5 FROM NEAR BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT TO YREKA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR WEED. SLOW DOWNS ARE LIKELY DUE TO THESE WINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SVEN
813 WWUS76 KMFR 231800 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1000 AM PST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG STORM WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AND EAST OF THE CASCADES AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. CAZ081-ORZ030-031-240200- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100224T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT... CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 1000 AM PST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 5 FROM NEAR BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT TO YREKA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR WEED. SLOW DOWNS ARE LIKELY DUE TO THESE WINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PETRUCELLI
632 WWUS76 KMFR 232249 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 249 PM PST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE LATE EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND BY EARLY EVENING. THIS IS BRINGING STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO THE SHASTA VALLEY AND EAST OF THE CASCADES WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH LATER THIS EVENING. CAZ081-ORZ030-031-240600- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100224T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT... CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 249 PM PST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 5 FROM NEAR BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT TO YREKA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR WEED. SLOW DOWNS ARE LIKELY DUE TO THESE WINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
095 WWUS76 KMFR 240552 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 952 PM PST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO THE SHASTA VALLEY AND EAST OF THE CASCADES WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. CAZ081-ORZ030-031-240900- /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100224T0900Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT... CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 952 PM PST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 5 FROM NEAR BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT TO YREKA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR WEED. SLOW DOWNS ARE LIKELY DUE TO THESE WINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MW
488 WWUS76 KMFR 240858 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1258 AM PST WED FEB 24 2010 CAZ081-ORZ030-031-241000- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100224T0900Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT... CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 1258 AM PST WED FEB 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THIS MORNING. $$ DW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 3:10 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 42 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:10 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 13 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:10 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 4 days | |
| Feb 22, 1:51 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 40 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Oregon, 2010Wind Advisories in California, 2010Every wind advisory in 2010
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.